Shaving brush



Patented Mar. 2, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

The present invention relates `to improvements in shaving brushes, .and has for an object to provide :a brush, suchas a shaving or shoe'polishing brush,.in1which theshaving cream, `poli-sh or other material is `fed to the outer portions of the `bristles ofthe brush to a point where such material will be immediately applicable to the face, surface of the shoe or other surface where ysuch paste, polish or othermaterial is to be exuded in l the act of -brushing such surface.

`Another object of the invention is to provide an improved `handy handle shaving brush in which the :tube conveying the cream, `polishing or other material, While extending -to an outward point l with respect tothe bristles, 'is so slit and otherwise constructed as to conform to the .flexing motion of the bristles whereby to avoid injury to the sur.- ;face :being brushed .and to which the Amaterial `referred to is being applied.

vAfurtheraobject of the invention is to provide an :improved handy handle shaving .brush in which provision :is made for receiving collapsible .containers of various sizes and shapes having threads of diierent pitch.

A still `furtif-1er object `of the invention resides in providing a collapsing arrangement for the container of material which will permit of its ready application to such container, of its ei- .cient operation .during Vthe use, and `of its ready I30 withdrawal from the container after thecontents thereof has been entirely consumed.

`Other objects of `the invention relate to simplicity indesign, compactness in construction, and efciency in use of the improved handy handle 35 shaving brush, as well as the ability to clean same and maintain the .device -in a sanitary condition.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention will be Imore fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly vpointed out 40 in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to likeor corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side View of an improved handy `45 handle shaving brush constructed according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section taken through such brush.

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the line 50 3-3 of Figure 2.

VFigure 4 is a similar view taken on the line 4-4 in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a front view, on a much reduced 55 scale, of the improved brush, and

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the casing removed. I

Referring more particularly to the drawing I0 designates the handle of the brush and Il the removable cover. The handle and cover are both adapted to be joined with a casing I2 which may be in the form of a tube as `shown on the drawing, straight or arranged .to suit the conditions for which the brush is needed.

Within the handle I0 which is hollow a chamber is afforded for receiving the container I3. This container may be of any suitable form but it is shown to be a collapsible tube such as ordinarily used at the present time for containing tooth paste, 4shoe polish, paint and other materials susceptible oi beingapplied by means of a brush.

The threaded neck I4 of the container I3 may be'screwed in to the lower threaded 4portion of the adapter member I5, and the latter is threaded externally upon its upper portion to engage one arm of the elbow I6 housed within the casing I2. The other arm of this elbow has screwed thereto one end of the straight pipe section I1, which extends outwardly therefrom into the removable cover I I, and provides a leadway through the elbow and adapter in communication with the threaded end of the container for the passage of paste or other material therein.

The pipe section I1 is externally threaded throughout its length and carries a lock nut I8 to abut against the elbow I6 for holding these members together in said position. A disc I9, which is preferably formed of wood, is carried upon the ,pipe section I1 between the lock nuts and 2l a short distance removed from the outer end oi Vthe casing I2 leading into the cover Il., and with its outer circumferential edge portion tightly engaging the inner Wall of the said casing. This disc I9 is secured to the face of .the lhead. or base portion 23 and is mounted within the casing to form a removable bearing for supporting the pipe section I1 and the parts attached thereto.

The brush 22 is also mounted upon the pipe section I1 with the top of its head portion 23 cemented or otherwise secured to the face of the disc I9, and with the bristles 24 projecting outwardly into the removable cover II. The closed end 25 of the cover II has the perforations 26 extending therethrough to afford Ventilating means for the brush, and the opposite or open end 21 of the same is cut away to form a pocket with the internal shoulder 28. The outer end of the casing I2 is also cut away externally to provide a reduced flanged portion with the exterior shoulder 29, which is readily inserted into or removed from the pocket formed in the cover when it is desired to either house the brush or to expose the same. The shoulders 28 and 29 limit the movement of the cover upon the casing, and assure that these members are placed in the proper position.

The casing I2 is cut to provide an opening as shown in Figure 6 positioned at right angles to the open end portion of the same, and having a portion of the casing around said opening cut away to form an internal shoulder 30. The handle III is cut externally adjacent its upper end to provide a reduced flanged portion with the internal shoulder 3| which is readily inserted through the opening formed in the casing into the proper position where the shoulders 30 and 3I limit the movement of these parts.

The opposite or lower end of the tubular handle I may be closed or provided with a cap 32 and connected thereto in the same manner as the cap I I is slid-ably attached to the casing I2. This cap has a flat plate 33 projecting outwardly therefrom along its bottom in the direction shown in the drawing, and affords a means for supporting the brush in an upright position.

I'he handle I0 is traversed by two vertical slots 34, such slots being diametric-ally opposed. These slots are provided to receive a split key 35 having a button or handle 36 formed thereon to permit its operation.

The other end of the straight pipe section I1 projecting into the removable cover I I provides a support to attach one end of a rubber or other resilient or flexible tube 31 forming in eiTect a continuation of the metal pipe section I1. The outer end of the ilexible tube 31 will approach close to the outer ends of the bunches of bristles 24 whereby to deliver the material exuded from the tube 31 immediately upon the face or other surface.

Moreover, the flexible tube 31 is slit longitudinally a number of times at spaced circumferential points, such slits being indicated at 38 to provide separated fingers 39, which fingers are narrow and unconflned for elongated distances at both sides, thereby conferring upon suchngers in addition to the normal resiliency inherent in the material in which they are made, a constructional exibility that enables the outer portion of the tube 31 to partake of the flexible character of the bristles 24 of the brush whereby the brushing action, upon the face as in shaving, or upon other surfaces will not be materially different from that of the ordinary bristles.

In the use of the device a container such as, a tube of shaving cream, after removing its screw cap, is threaded into the adapter member I and the latter may be threaded into the elbow I6 which is held upon the pipe section I1 in a fixed position within the casing I2 as shown in Figure 2. The hollow handle I0 is then inserted over the container I3 and put in place. The split key 35 may then be inserted laterally through the slots 34 of the handle, and such split key will be received over the flattened end portion conventional with collapsible containers.

As shown in Figure 3, the key 35 will be of a length to extend through both slots 34 and to take up a bearing upon the walls of both slots, the diameter of the key 35 and the height 4of the slots 34 being approximately the same whereby to permit free rotation of the key 35 about its own axis and at the same time its progress along the slots 34 as is necessary to follow the container I3 in its collapsing action as produced by the rotation of the key 35. The key, of course, is manipulated from the outside of the handle by the button member 36.

The material of the tube I3 is squeezed out through the hollow adapter member I5 and the elbow IS into the rigid tube or pipe I1 and thence to the flexible tube 31 which carries it to the outer part of the brush and deposits such material directly upon the surface that is to receive the same.

The improved device combines in one operation the separate actions of applying the paste and then brushing the same. The waste attendant with the operations as heretofore performed separately is now removed as the key 35 may be advanced only as the actual material is needed at the bristle points.

The rubber tube 31 will protect the face from injury while also guiding the shaving cream down near the end of the brush. The two slots 34 make it possible to insert and to operate the key 35 from either side of the handle as desired. The handle slides into the brush holder or casing I2 and is rotatable therein to admit of adjusting the handle so that the key slots 34 may always be in line with the bottom at end of the shaving cream container I3, whereby the key 35 may be inserted without difficulty. It will be noted that these key slots 34 extend all the way up to the casing I 2 and permit the key to press all of the material out of the container I3. The key 35, as shown in Figure 3, is open at its left end permitting it to straddle the flat end of the cream tube I3 when inserted from either side. When the key is rolled around it will force out the cream from the tube I3.

When the material is exhausted from the container I3, that is when the key 35 has been fully rolled up to the ends of the slots 34, such split key can be pulled out laterally of the handle or lengthwise of itself without requiring the unwinding of the tube. Thereupon the handle I0 is free to be removed and the exhausted container I3 may be unscrewed with the adapter I5 from the elbow I5 and a new fresh container substituted after the adapter has been properly placed thereon; whereupon the handle ID and the key are put in place for further use of the device.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.-

What is claimed is:

1. An improved shaving brush comprising an elbow-shaped casing, a disc in the casing, an elbow member in the casing, means for connecting said disc with one end of the elbowmember and to hold the same in xed position within said casing, an adapter member attached to the other end of the elbow, the said elbow and adapter members being hollow, a brush unit xedly attached to said disc and mounted in one end of said casing with said tubular means extending into the brush, and a 'collapsible container removably tted to said adapter member.

2. An improved shaving brush comprising an elbow-shaped casing, a disc therein having a central opening, a pipe section screw threaded externally throughout its length to pass through said opening, means for holding said disc upon said pipe section, a hollow elbow member in said casing xedly mounted upon one end of the pipe section, an adapter member removably attached to the elbow, a container removably connected with said adapter member, and a brush unit secured to the other end portion of the pipe section.

3. An improved shaving brush comprising an elbow-shaped casing open at both ends, a disc in the casing near but set back from one end thereof, .an elbow member within said casing, a pipe section connected to one end of the elbow member and extending through said disc, a brush unit mounted upon said pipe section and secured to said disc, an adapter member attached to the other arm of said elbow member, a container connected with said adapter member to project outwardly beyond the casing, and a tubular handle extending about said container and having an end portion fitting snugly and rotatively within the adjacent end portion of said casing.

4. An improved shaving brush comprising an elbow shaped casing, a hollow elbow therein, a disc fitted in one end portion of said casingv and set back from the end thereof, a brush back tted into the same end of said casing and aiixed to said disc, bristles carried by said brush back and extending outwardly from said end portion of said casing, said disc and brush back having registering openings therethrough, an externally threaded tube having one end removably threaded into one end of said elbow, said tube passing through the openings in said disc and brush back and extending into the bristles of the brush, means threaded on said tube for binding upon opposite sides of said disc to locate the tube axially with respect to the disc, an adapter removably conneoted with the other end of said elbow, a 'container removably connected with said adapter, a handle removably tted to said casing for enclosing said container, and means guided by and extending through said handle for collapsing the container.

FRED H. FITCH. 

